Is Białystok safe? Poland travel risk
Is Białystok safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Białystok scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Poland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Białystok scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Poland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Białystok: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and natural hazards (26/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 53.1353° N, 23.1456° E in Podlaskie, Białystok maintains a regional distance of 175.6 km SW to Warsaw.
Podlaskie
53.1353° N, 23.1456° E
135 m
Europe/Warsaw
294,242
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Poland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Białystok happened in August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.
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